Being a parent is an exhausting job, there’s no doubt about it. However, you don’t have to feel exhausted all the time. Here are some things I’ve discovered that really sap my energy and make it more difficult to keep up with my energetic family.
Not Eating
I’ve found that I really need to watch [...]
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A lesson I’ve learned the hard way, is that sometimes, once Baby sleeps through the night, he is not necessarily programmed to do so forever. His patterns may go through more changes as he continues to change and grow, especially during his first two years.
I have vague memories of our older boys, sleep habits, especially [...]
Tags: Elizabeth Pantley, sleep, teething
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It happened again. On the way to town, where we had an exciting evening of errand running, prescription picking up and coffee consuming, our daughter nodded off in her car seat. Since she had indulged in her daily after lunch nap already, we figured she would be good to go until we got home, barring [...]
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The baby is sleeping. That’s good. A couple of days ago, she decided that napping was for the birds. She logged about half an hour in total naptime between 9 am and 9 pm. It was a long day. We thought she might sleep extra long that night since she was so exhausted, but no [...]
Tags: Baby, sleep
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I’m writing this at 11:15 at night, big cup of coffee at my side, fully aware that in less than six or seven hours I’ll be crawling out of bed and starting another full day of writing, cleaning, and chasing my two kiddos around. I know I should be asleep, but hey…a mom’s gotta [...]
Tags: boost energy, caffeine, coffee, energy, fatigue, sleep, tired
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